Why confine pepper-and-egg sandwich season to just 40 days?
One of my favorite pizza spots growing up was Pizza Town USA in Elmwood Park, N.J., near an early location of my…
Hey Kyle Chandler, is a hot dog a sandwich?
For many, Kyle Chandler will always be Coach.
Subway: We can make hipper sandwiches!
Though it’s the world’s largest restaurant chain, Subway has had a rough go of it lately. Last year, it got into a spat…
Hey Rachel Bloom, is a hot dog a sandwich?
For four seasons, The CW has aired a series that’s probably most easily described as “a musical romantic comedy about…
Jimmy John’s debuts new “Frenchie” sandwich made with salami and capicola
Jimmy John’s might be trying to take on its Euro-sounding competitors Au Bon Pain and Pret A Manger with this new…
Mayor Pete Buttigieg on 2020’s defining issue: Is a hot dog a sandwich?
Politicians aren’t often great about answering questions directly. They dodge, reframe, obfuscate, and spout empty…
Hey Michael Schur, is a hot dog a sandwich?
Imagine the thrill of making something you think is pretty good, and then people start calling it one of the greats and…
Philly's favorite son Questlove comes out with vegetarian Philly cheesesteak
Questlove is a polymath—musician, teacher, television personality, author, seemingly cool-ass dude—now he’s joining the…
Hey Aidy Bryant and Lolly Adefope, is a hot dog a sandwich?
It’s a good time to be in the Aidy Bryant business. A longtime standout on Saturday Night Live, she’s also made time…
Cheese does not belong on every sandwich
You will find an entire smorgasbord of sandwiches at Max’s Sandwich Shop in North London, but if you are a cheese fan,…
Hey Colton “The Bachelor” Underwood, is a hot dog a sandwich?
On February 11, our own Gwen Ihnat wrote the following:
Harriet The Spy inspired my lifelong love of tomato sandwiches
Like many young girls who dreamed of growing up to be a writer, Louise Fitzhugh’s Harriet The Spy was my favorite book…
What did you eat when you were broke?
There is a distinction between being poor and being broke. It’s summed up in this illustrated essay from Erynn Brook…
Last Call: Mr. Bean makes a sandwich
As kids, my cousins and I were quite enamored of Mr. Bean’s comedy, and we’d try to recreate his facial expressions and…
Hey Florence Pugh, is a hot dog a sandwich?
Here’s a testament to the powers of Florence Pugh, the fast-on-the-rise British actor who stars in the WWE-produced Figh…
Hey Free Solo’s Alex Honnold, is a hot dog a sandwich?
If you have a problem with heights, you might want to give yourself a break about halfway through Free Solo. The…
Forget bagels, put lox and cream cheese on English muffins instead
Friend of The Takeout Drew Magary recently unleashed a Hot Take™ upon the world: He made the case in GQ…
Smoke a whole dang pastrami, because you’re worth it
There’s no better feeling for the home cook than making a dish that comes out just like the version you fell in love…
Let's talk about the strange ways we consume certain foods
We all have our weird food things, or know people with weird food things. That friend who puts mustard on pizza. The…